Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW & NOAH show reviews, Forbidden Door, STARDOM

This week’s two-hour Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling and more.

This week’s topics include:

  • An in-person perspective on AEW’s debut episode of Collision
  • A preview for Forbidden Door and why the underwhelming title matches are nothing to worry about
  • The contrast between AJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH as seen by their major shows last weekend
  • A potentially surprising choice for first half Japanese wrestling MVP
  • Thoughts on recent STARDOM matches and upcoming PPVs
  • A look at the NJPW Strong in Japan cards

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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom 5 Star GP, NJPW G1 Climax 32 check-in

It’s tournament season and that means Mike Sempervive and I are back on the Big Audio Nightmare to talk all the news from a wild few weeks of pro wrestling in Japan.

This week’s topics include:

  • The opening weekend of Stardom’s 5 Star Grand Prix
  • KAIRI’s upcoming Wonder of Stardom Championship match
  • How the short time limit impacts 5 Star GP matches
  • A check-in on the NJPW G1 Climax 32 tournament halfway through
  • The positives and negatives of this year’s format
  • Breakout performances from the new and newly-pushed foreigners in NJPW
  • Notes on TJPW, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and more

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Big Audio Nightmare: The undisputed, all-time greatness of Hiroshi Tanahashi

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Mike Sempervive and I are back to talk all the news from a historic week in pro wrestling in Japan and beyond.

Topics include:

  • A live perspective on last Sunday’s Forbidden Door
    • Breakout performances from Clark Connors and Shota Umino
    • The crowd reaction to New Japan’s top stars
    • The undisputed, all-time greatness of Hiroshi Tanahashi and the meaning of this show for him
  • Tam Nakano and Natsupoi getting their well-deserved flowers for an incredible two-match series in STARDOM this week

Hear all this and much more on the original alternate: The Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare!

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Big Audio Nightmare: THE SLAP, CyberFight Festival, G1, Dominion

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Mike Sempervive and I are back to talk all the news from a memorable week across the Japanese wrestling landscape on this 75-minute edition of the Big Audio Nightmare.

Topics include:

  • Satoshi Kojima winning the GHC Title at CyberFight Festival
  • THE SLAP and its ramifications on DDT, NOAH, Tetsuya Endo, and Katsuhiko Nakajima
  • Our initial thoughts on this year’s G1 Climax 32 lineup
  • A review of NJPW Dominion and how Jay White’s title win impacts the AEW Forbidden Door PPV

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Big Audio Nightmare: The build to Forbidden Door, NJPW Dominion preview

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Mike Sempervive and I are back to talk all the news from another eventful week across the Japanese wrestling landscape on this 90-minute edition of the Big Audio Nightmare.

Topics include:

  • The build to the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view on AEW TV
  • A preview of NJPW’s Dominion show coming this Sunday
  • The final word on this year’s Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
  • Discussion of BUSHIROAD’s blockbuster announcement of a joint NJPW x STARDOM supershow in November
  • A preview of this weekend’s CyberFight Festival supershow featuring Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, TJPW, and more. 

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Big Audio Nightmare: Best of the Super Juniors, NOAH, STARDOM

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Mike Sempervive and I are back to talk all the happenings from another wild week of Japanese wrestling news on this nearly 90-minute free edition of the Big Audio Nightmare.

Topics include:

  • Prospects for the return of crowd cheering in Japan
  • The first week of the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament with the tournament kicking into high gear with three consecutive shows this week at Korakuen Hall
  • NOSAWA’s quick return to NOAH, what it means for Dragon Gate, and more
  • Is Keiji Mutoh on the verge of retirement?

All this and much more on the original alternate: The Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare!

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